June 2020
Northeast Scientific Inc. wins 510(k) for IVUS Catheter reprocessing
Northeast Scientific Inc., this week announced it has received FDA clearance for reprocessing the .014 Digital IVUS catheter. This is the second 510(k) the Connecticut
HPN: #IAmThe HealthcareSupplyChain movement advocates for healthcare supply chain future
Over 200 healthcare organizations have pledged their support of the #IAmTheHealthcareSupplyChain movement, which advocates for the investment, collaboration, promotion and the elevation of the healthcare
The Economist: Sea of troubles Covid-19 has led to a pandemic of plastic pollution
THE THAMES has always been a reflector of the times, says Lara Maiklem, a London “mudlark”. Ms Maiklem spends her days on the river’s foreshore
EP Lab Digest: U.S. EP Labs Losing $500 Million Each Year Due to Underutilized Reprocessing Programs
An eye-opening article in EP Lab Digest finds that (EP) labs are missing out on an estimated $500 million in savings each year due to
HPN: FDA reissues EAU revising which types of respirators can be decontaminated for reuse
In response to public health and safety concerns about the appropriateness of decontaminating certain respirators, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reissuing certain
Stryker’s N95 Mask Decontaminator Gets Emergency Use Authorization
The FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Stryker Sustainability Solutions’ decontamination system for N95 respirators, allowing its use by healthcare staff. The
Practice Greenhealth: Resourceful PPE strategies bridged the gap, now hospitals seek sustainable solutions
As supplies of personal protective equipment dwindled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals across the country were innovative and resourceful. Practice Greenhealth member University of
May 2020
Health Care Without Harm: Safer medical devices – in transition for another year
Healthcare professionals rely on medical devices to treat their patients and safeguard their health, yet delays to regulation restrict their access to safer technologies. In
Sustainable Technologies™, a Cardinal Health Business, in Partnership with Battelle
N95 Respirator Mask decontamination AMDR-member Sustainable Technologies™, a Cardinal Health business, is collaborating with Battelle to provide an end-to-end solution for collecting, decontaminating and returning
AMDR Statement – Device Collections and COVID-19
As hospitals begin to reopen to elective procedures, the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR) is pleased that all its members are fully operational. Single-use
What is a pulse oximeter, and does the coronavirus pandemic mean you need one?
Before the coronavirus pandemic, most Americans had heard about pulse oximeters only via TV shows where EMTs shout out a patient’s “pulse ox” — or measure
Right-to-Repair Groups Fire Shots at Medical Device Manufacturers
THE WEBSITE IFIXIT has long been known for its electronics repair kits and for its very public stance that repair manuals should be accessible to everyone. That’s one of the
Covid, Climate Change, and Medical Supply Chain Resiliency: A Q&A with Professor Jodi Sherman, MD
The US healthcare system’s reliance on a global supply chain and just-in-time delivery has been good for the bottom line. However, critical shortages of personal
April 2020
European Commission: Medical Devices Regulation: Commission welcomes Council support to prioritise the fight against coronavirus
The European Commission welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament and the Council of the proposal to postpone by one year the date of application
Stronger action on climate change would benefit the economy, study finds
One of the main arguments against taking action on climate change has always been that it's too expensive. But new research finds just the opposite: We can't
ChicagoBusiness: Medline resumes ethylene oxide operations, plans to resterilize used N95 masks
Medline Industries is pursuing FDA approval of a plan to resterilize hundreds of thousands of health care workers’ face masks now that sterilization services are back online
AMDR Statement On COVID-19 Response
For over 20 years, AMDR-member reprocessors have played an essential role in providing hospitals with FDA-regulated or CE marked, clean, disinfected and sterile medical devices.
Health Care Without Harm: Health care waste management: Coronavirus update
Health Care Without Harm's experts prepared a comprehensive document with the latest information and recommendations on how to address waste management in a coronavirus context.
Boston Globe: Curing hospitals’ addiction to the fossil fuels that make people sick
It’s noisy in the building systems control room at Boston Medical Center, the largest safety-net hospital and busiest emergency services operation in New England. Computers
March 2020
MIC.com: Coronavirus is creating a staggering amount of medical waste
Hospitals around the world are doing everything in their power to protect the publicagainst the coronavirus pandemic. You've likely seen the calls for more personal protective